⇨ THE ATHENAEUM

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 47 - Day 58 ish
Where: The Athenaeum
What: The carnival arrives at book world. First week, they'll be performing for magical manifestations of book characters. Second week, it's time to hunt (for books, in the library.) Around Day 58 some stuff will occur.
Warnings: Reading is mandatory.

FAERIE TALES↴ Though the carnival will be performing for its guests in the first week, they are welcome to search the Athenaeum while they are off duty during that time. The manifestations of story characters will be out in full force during performance week, with animals, people, objects, and even locations growing out from various tales. Most are distracting at worst, and will be curious to check out the carnival. Some, however, can be as dangerous as they were in their stories of origin. You know what to do. ► IT'S TIME TO ROLEPLAY: The best way to deal with book ghosts is to follow their narrative to its logical conclusion - turn the tables, work the story so it ends in your favour! Naturalistic and narratively satisfying plotting will have the manifestations following your lead. However, push too hard and introduce too many plot holes, inconsistencies, or illogical plot twists, and they will reject your reality utterly, becoming quite aggressive in the process. You can also use your natural abilities and powers to fight them in a traditional sense, but in the Ringmaster's experience, it's best to fight reality benders by bending reality right back at them. If you aren't careful, it's possible to be dragged fully into a story's reality, and then things get really messed up. ► IT'S ALSO TIME TO READ: The carnival came here for a purpose, and that purpose is to research. Specifically, the Ringmaster is looking for information on the Queen's Miracles - the set of ancient fae artifacts that the Blue Rose is one of. The carnival needs these artifacts to defend itself, but nobody knows where they've been for thousands of years. That's what the books are for. However, nothing is stopping you from pursuing knowledge for personal reasons. The halls are open to your perusal, and only your heart can guide you to the book you truly seek. Check the plot post to see what's allowed, and sign up to find plot info or other important game information below.

Comments

[insidescoop]

"Well if it's 'absence', it's doing a good job of making me feel like it left something behind then! Same with a lot of others!" she adds, scowling. ...Even if 'a lot' is, well, Papyrus and maybe Childermass.

"And that..." She frowns. "...What's literal, what's not literal...it feels like if anything could corrupt something 'alive', it would be that..."

It's a lie. At least partly a lie.

But now both things are worrying her, and she shakes on the spot, holding her arms close.

"....I need to talk to the Ringmaster," she says-more to herself, than anything. If Foster doesn't say anything, or do anything, she may take a few moments pause before floating off to do just that.

[criticallyfucked]

"Papyrus?" Foster is startled into laughter--

It doesn't last long, but.

Papyrus--

He won't argue with her about the Void's taint, as the Ringmaster calls it--he knows quite well how tainted it can leave life. In fact, he'll confirm it--!

Or he would, but she seems to have figured out an actually useful course, so he just watches her go in passive silence, his eyes tracking her every inch until she's gone.